Sean Pendergast’s Fantasy Football Player Rankings

Conventional wisdom says that when the calendar hits July, we are officially into the dead period of the sports year. Time to take vacation, time for those of us with “content responsibility” to rack our brains finding some sort of sports duct tape to keep our show or blog from unraveling until NFL training camp starts in a few weeks.

But the sports gods always seem to drop something in our laps, and for this we are thankful. Specifically, I would like to thank them for the following:

* LeBron James opting out of his contract. I think I speak for all radio hosts (and certainly for Adam Silver) when i say that he should do this every summer. EVERY. DAMN. SUMMER.

* Aaron Hernandez opting out of his prison. Our resident Massachusetts Murderer (alleged) was feeling threatened in the jail he was in so he’s been angling to get moved. This has meant numerous court dates and segments where we can discuss “Greatest Sports Psychopaths.” Always riveting radio.

* The World Cup. My only complaint is that the time zone for the host country has meant many games in the middle of my show. This should get rectified when the thing moves to Russia in four years (assuming I’m still alive).

* Johnny Manziel. You my friend, are one magnificent bastard, a content geyser who sustains us every Monday. God bless you, Johnny Football.

* Donald Sterling. I know I’m in the minority when I say that I don’t want you to ever go away. You’re a lunatic, a curse spewing lunatic and we need you in court calling your wife a “pig” for a few more Julys.

Soon though, there will be a dead period. It may only be a few days, it may be a couple weeks, but it’ll come. So what better time to begin studying for your fantasy football season? So here are my way-too-early-but-the-season-will-be-here-soon-enough Fantasy Football rankings, to be adjusted accordingly as training camp rolls on (NOTE: I got with a top 12 at QB, TE, K, and Def, and Top 24 at RB and WR, the multiple positions, kind of based on many leagues having 12 owners):